Anyone start canning yet

[crashlanding]

Pickling cucumbers were about 2weeks late this year due to extended winter but finally got the job done today. I'm proud to put our dill pickles up against anyone's, they're that good. We only did 1/2 bushel this year and I made my wife promise not to be handing them out to anyone who smiles at her so they can last the year. Her station is inside the house sanitizing jars and rings, scrubbing cucs, packing jars with cucs, dill, garlic and some with hot peppers. My set up is in the garage making brine and boiling jars. It's a fun job that we've done for years. Anyone else can?

 

[Ol' Red]

I have not done that in years. Most of the vegetables and fruit we ate during the winter was canned during the summer.

 

[hazer]

My wife just made refrigerated dill pickles for first time yesterday. They were awsum. We're freezing corn on cob this week. My son said we should have about 1400 ears. Then potato's in fall.

 

[Left Hand Dave]

My goal is to learn how to can wild game. The idea you have food that doesn't rely on electricity/freezing appeals to me.

 

[victor3ranger]

That's what I want to do as well, I would like to get good enough at canning meat for long term storage

 

[1mechanic]

I have not done that in years. Most of the vegetables and fruit we ate during the winter was canned during the summer.

I'm lost here maybe because I live in south Texas but ain't it still the summer?
It's 101 here right now and it will be hot till late September.

 

[victor3ranger]

I'm lost here maybe because I live in south Texas but ain't it still the summer?
It's 101 here right now and it will be hot till late September.

lol 103 here

 

[birddog 68]

Pickling cucumbers were about 2weeks late this year due to extended winter but finally got the job done today. I'm proud to put our dill pickles up against anyone's, they're that good. We only did 1/2 bushel this year and I made my wife promise not to be handing them out to anyone who smiles at her so they can last the year. Her station is inside the house sanitizing jars and rings, scrubbing cucs, packing jars with cucs, dill, garlic and some with hot peppers. My set up is in the garage making brine and boiling jars. It's a fun job that we've done for years. Anyone else can?View attachment 481994View attachment 481995

My wife decided to give canning a try this year but hasn't started yet. She also decided that she doesn't want my help. lol

 

[Southpaw Tikka]

I have farms with kill permits, so I take them all summer long and freeze the meat until cooler weather since I use propane burner outside and I'll pressure can deer (1" - 1.5" chunks) in larger batches, I try not to can without at least 14 quarts preferably 28+ at a time. My wife is canning green an yellow beans currently, prepping for the tomatoes as well.

 

[Baker Alvin]

Even with the dry spell, We have been blessed, the Garden is doing well and canning is rolling right along.
We pressure can some meet as well.

 

[crashlanding]

You guys from Georgia must be canning peaches?

 

[victor3ranger]

Even with the dry spell, We have been blessed, the Garden is doing well and canning is rolling right along.
We pressure can some meet as well.

How well does it work? Also, what is the shelf life for it.

 

[Baker Alvin]

We do chicken, beef, venison and sausage. It got all within 2 yrs.
Follow the instructions that come with the canner.
Just like reloading there are no short cuts.

 

[just_jon]

I've made blueberry and cherry preserves so far this year. In the next couple of weeks, I will can chow chow, 7-day sweet pickles, plums, peaches, pears, spaghetti sauce and ketchup.